...te. Many a war, formidable in its first impetuosity, has
passed into nothing through the weariness of delay. We, on the other hand,
have on all sides abundant resources and loyal adherents. We have Pannonia , Mœsia, Dalmatia, the East with its armies yet intact, we have
Italy and Rome, the capital
of the Empire, the Senate, and the people, names that never lose their
splendour, though they may sometim...